diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostPayLife.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostPayLife.java
index 181193bc0d4..5fb290f5d1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostPayLife.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cost/CostPayLife.java
@@ -73,8 +73,16 @@ public class CostPayLife extends CostPart {
      */
     @Override
     public final boolean canPay(final SpellAbility ability) {
-        final Integer amount = this.convertAmount();
+        Integer amount = this.convertAmount();
         Player activator = ability.getActivatingPlayer();
+        if(amount == null) { // try to calculate when it's defined.
+            String sAmount = getAmount();
+            String sVar = ability.getSVar(sAmount);
+            if(!sVar.startsWith("XChoice")) {
+                amount = AbilityUtils.calculateAmount(ability.getSourceCard(), getAmount(), ability);
+            }
+        }
+        
         if ((amount != null) && !activator.canPayLife(amount)) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/views/VPlayers.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/views/VPlayers.java
index fa14bc82a4e..df19cac5677 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/views/VPlayers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/views/VPlayers.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public enum VPlayers implements IVDoc<CPlayers> {
     /** @param p0 {@link forge.game.player.Player} */
     public void updatePlayerLabels(final Player p0) {
         // No need to update if this panel isn't showing
-        if (!parentCell.getSelected().equals(this)) { return; }
+        if (!this.equals(parentCell.getSelected())) { return; }
 
         final JLabel[] temp = this.infoLBLs.get(p0);
         temp[1].setText("Life: " + String.valueOf(p0.getLife()) + "  |  Poison counters: "